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To: TAdams8591; Physicist
Contrast and compare to the DukeLAX case.

Local prosecutors have incredible power over those in their domain.

In Philly the prosecutor allows six plea bargains for nothing but a promise to stay out of the way of the local police - probation. Probation isn't fun but it is much easier than a guilty plea and jail.

In Durham the prosecutor decides to prosecute for nothing less than a life sentence for those students. Even now politics outshines the law in NC.

Maybe including Mayor for Life (what, now Gov'nor) Rendell in a civil rights suit gave them an out to dismiss. But why dismiss the legal claim against the Teamsters? Guilty pleas and testimony showed that they were directly involved in suppressing First Amendment Rights.

The oppressors of Liberty are not just at the national level but can be found to every big-headed local politico that fancies himself someone special.

For those that don't know:

Don Adams does not post here, but was assaulted for protesting the Chief Prevaricator on a Philly visit

Terri Adams is TAdams8591 (the sister) who was there during the assault. I believe that she shielded her brother to keep him from being severely beaten (it was pretty bad as it was).

physicist is Dr. Sterner who witnessed the assault and has helped all of us keep up with the case.
30 posted on 01/23/2007 9:31:33 PM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120))
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To: texas booster; TAdams8591
Terri Adams is TAdams8591 (the sister) who was there during the assault. I believe that she shielded her brother to keep him from being severely beaten (it was pretty bad as it was).

You could very well be right. There is still a double standard in the US only this is a good one. Most people, even union goons, are reluctant to beat up a woman.

37 posted on 01/23/2007 11:19:21 PM PST by staytrue
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To: texas booster; staytrue
All five Teamsters (one of them a woman) who were eventually prosecuted (it took one year for the DA to arrest THREE of them), after a tremendous effort by us and all those who helped us, were also prosecuted for assaulting me. Teamsters did assault a woman that day.

DA, Lynn Abraham, realized that particularly without the latter three arrests, as LATE as they were, not only would we probably win a suit at the the Federal Level, she would appear far more guilty of prosecutorial abuse.

52 posted on 01/24/2007 10:02:16 AM PST by TAdams8591
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